Greece
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Prisons are full
The governors of three prisons – high-security Korydallos, southwestern Athens, and facilities in Halkida and Tripoli – have said they will not take in any more inmates as overcrow
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Ephraim appeals for bail
Vatopedi Monastery monk Ephraim submitted an appeal on Monday to be released on bail from Korydallos Prison, where he is being held pending a trial for money laundering and embezzl
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Lung cancer on the rise
Despite stricter laws banning smoking in public places, including cafes, bars and nightclubs, that have been in force since 2010, deaths from lung cancer in Greece show no sign of
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Parties ready to negotiate with Greece’s creditors
Leaders of the country’s tripartite coalition government have indicated that they are ready to negotiate, to a certain degree, with Greece’s foreign creditors.
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Migrants line up to go home
More than 2,000 immigrants are due to return to their homelands in the coming months as part of a new voluntary repatriation scheme being run by the Athens office of the Internatio
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Reforms consensus, says Papademos
Greece’s PM heads to Brussels with party leaders’ backing but questions remain about demands for wage cuts
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Alpha-Eurobank receives green light
The Competition Commission gave the go-ahead this week to the merger of Greece’s second and third largest lenders, Eurobank EFG and Alpha Bank.
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Statistics chief questions probe into 2009 deficit data
The head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) wrote to the Supreme Court demanding to be allowed to give evidence as part of the investigation into allegations that Greec
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Gov’t chasing down gangs and tax dodgers
Just a week after police smashed four major extortion and usury rackets in Thessaloniki, the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) has indicated that it is on the verge of cracking similar
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Debt is only half of Greece’s problem
IMF’s chief economist Oliver Blanchard sees lack of competitiveness as a major issue for the embattled economy.